Report: Alex Van Pelt to remain in Green Bay as quarterbacks coach

There have been reports that the Browns would be interested in hiring Packers running backs coach Alex Van Pelt as their offensive coordinator if they hired Mike Pettine as their head coach.

Pettine was named the new head coach of the Browns on Thursday, but it doesn’t look like Van Pelt will be making the move from Wisconsin to Ohio. Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports reports that Van Pelt will remain in Green Bay and take over for Ben McAdoo, who is now the Giants’ offensive coordinator, as the team’s quarterbacks coach.

Van Pelt was a quarterback in his playing days, spending most of his NFL time with Buffalo, and has served as a quarterbacks coach for the Bills and Buccaneers before joining the Packers staff. Van Pelt has a year left on his deal, so the Packers are not required to permit him to interview for an offensive coordinator job.

It’s not known who else might be on the Browns’ radar for the offensive coordinator position, although they’ll likely move a bit quicker than they did during their search for a head coach.

And Rerun Van Pelt was hired to help determine if a replay review is necessary.

frank booth says:Jan 23, 2014 5:39 PM

I thought the Vikings quarterback coach did a fantastic job with Christine Ponder, Matt Cassel, and Josh Freeman.

Everything will be magically great now with fossil Norv Turner stepping in as DC. Good thing the Vikings snapped him up before the Browns did. There are good reasons why he was available.

I’m not a Packer fan, but I can’t figure out why the whining Viking fans are so focused on the Packers. Typical Viking fans- squawking about everyone else while their team is below .500- The Viking fan inferiority complex always gets the best of them.

And if you were going to rag on the Packers, you’d think that the Viking fans could at least come up with some good stuff.

Have fun at TCF. And enjoy those high priced tickets in the new place. The Metrodump was built on a dime- Wait until they pass along the costs of the new stadium down to Viking fans.
Minnesota fans are fickle. In the second year of Target Field, as the novelty wore off, attendance dropped by 10%.

Alex van Pudge is more like it. Must be learning lots from “Couch” McCarthy.

mackcarrington says:Jan 23, 2014 6:03 PM

Does anybody else recall Van Pelt being the “heir apparent” to Jim kelly?

gbmickey says:Jan 23, 2014 6:50 PM

Northstar he is learning how to be a successful coach from someone who has dominated the division and has even won a Super Bowl. Two things that are very foreign to any viking coaches and fans as you proved here.